White Rose of Avalon

Legends

  • The Yule Cat, Wicked Feline Fiend of Gryla & the Yule Lads

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is about the Yule Cat from Icelandic folklore, he is known as the pet of the Yule Witch Gryla!   Now, I did a whole post on Gryla last year when I discussed her inclusion in the Yuletide special of Chilling Adventures…

  • Krampusnacht: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   In honor of today being Krampusnacht, Krampus Night, and the Celebration of Krampus, I wanted to share a poem I have composed about everyone’s favorite Yuletide Demon! Krampusnacht by Maranda Wabik The evening is still, silent, and full of fear. The silence sliced with the…

  • Embodiments of the Woodland: Forests Brought to Life

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is an exploration of various Faery Beings that are the embodiment of the Forest brought to life.   Specifically, I will be examining the Green Man, the Green Knight, Dryads from Greek myth, and Ents from Middle-Earth in this post.   It is…

  • Nemetons: Sacred Groves of the Celts

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about Nemetons, the Sacred Groves in Celtic and Druidic beliefs.   A Nemeton is a Grove of Trees that is used for Sacred Rites and Rituals by Druids of Old.   The word Nemeton is of Gaulish origin, but there is much…

  • The Monstrous Feminine and the Moon Cycle

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the Monstrous Feminine and how it relates to the Moon cycle and, by extension, the menstrual cycle.   That is why I will be focusing on Mermaids and Female Werewolves! The Moon is so influential on the emotions of all people,…

  • The Seal as Spirit Animal

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is about Seals as Spirit animals.   I have felt a strong pull to Seals lately, with them appearing in my dreams and my connection to Selkies growing ever stronger!   That is why it felt like the ideal time to explore…

  • Rusalka, Slavic Siren

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Siren Saturday post is a look at Rusalka, the Watery Faery Woman of Slavic folklore, including tales from Russia and the Ukraine.   I want to note that the plural of Rusalka is Rusalki.   That being said, I will be referring to this…

  • Tam Lin & Thomas the Rhymer: Famous Faery Ballads of Entering & Escaping Faeryland

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about Tam Lin and Thomas the Rhymer, the famous Faery Ballads of men trapped in Faeryland.   I really adore these two Faery Ballads, and I thought that discussing them in the same post was appropriate, given that they both have some…

  • Robin Hood & The Green Man: Faery Energy in Sherwood Forest!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about how we can view Robin Hood as a Green Man figure in his legends!   Basically, I am going to go over a bit of how Robin and Maid Marian can be seen as Faery figures in the legends.   Without…

  • Sirens, Handmaidens of Persephone

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is about Sirens and how they are connected to the Greek Goddess Persephone!   It is well known to anyone familiar with the myth of Hades and Persephone that Persephone was in a field picking flowers with her Nymph Handmaidens when she…